buskin

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a boot reaching halfway up to the knee

Etymology

Apparently from Old French bousequin, variant of brousequin (compare modern French brodequin), probably from Middle Dutch broseken, of unknown origin.

In classic literature

Synonyms

combat boot, desert boot, half boot, top boot

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